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LASEK Laser Eye Surgery Center - Sioux Falls, SD

Sioux Falls Eye Doctor Doctors for LASEK Laser Eye Surgery

Type of Physician: Eye Doctor

What is a Eye Doctor?

A certification by the Board of Ophthalmology; practitioners provide comprehensive eye and vision care. They are trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all eyelid and orbital problems affecting the eye and visual pathways, and to diagnose, monitor and treat all eye and visual disorders. They often prescribe vision services (glasses and contact lenses) as well as serve as a consultant to physicians and other professionals.

Specialty: Ophthalmology

Common Name: Eye Doctor

Eye Doctor Doctors in Sioux Falls *

Sanford Clinic Ophthalmology & Optometry
Ken D Augspurger
1621 S Minnesota Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605) 328-9200

Sanford Clinic Ophthalmology & Optometry
Michael E Vanden Bosch
1621 S Minnesota Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605) 328-9200

Vance Thompson Vision
John Berdahl
1310 W 22nd St
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605) 328-3937

Vance Thompson Vision
Allison Tendler
1310 W 22nd St
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605) 328-3937

Vance Thompson Vision
Vance M Thompson
1310 W 22nd St
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605) 328-3937

Great Plains Eye Clinic Ltd
Thomas C White
1701 S Minnesota Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605) 334-7715

Jones Eye Clinic
James Cole
3801 S Elmwood Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605) 336-3142

Jones Eye Clinic
Jeffrey Fisher
3801 S Elmwood Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605) 336-3142

Ophthalmology Ltd
Dustin L Dierks
6601 S Minnesota Ave
STE 200
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
(605) 336-6294

Ophthalmology Ltd
Bryan J Hammer
6601 S Minnesota Ave
STE 200
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
(605) 336-6294

Ophthalmology Ltd
Bryon T Hohm
6601 S Minnesota Ave
STE 200
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
(605) 336-6294

Ophthalmology Ltd
Charles W Mohler
6601 S Minnesota Ave
STE 200
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
(605) 336-6294

Ophthalmology Ltd
Greg Osmundson
6601 S Minnesota Ave
STE 200
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
(605) 336-6294

Ophthalmology Ltd
Eric R Thomas
6601 S Minnesota Ave
STE 200
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
(605) 336-6294

Ophthalmology Ltd
Richard T Tschetter
6601 S Minnesota Ave
STE 200
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
(605) 336-6294

Ophthalmology Ltd
Geoffrey Tufty
6601 S Minnesota Ave
STE 200
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
(605) 336-6294

Ophthalmology Ltd
David R West
6601 S Minnesota Ave
STE 200
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
(605) 336-6294

Yorkshire Eye Clinic
Kenneth Knudtson
2311 Yorkshire DR
Brookings, SD 57006
(605) 692-7315

Yorkshire Eye Clinic
Ronold R Tesch
2311 Yorkshire DR
Brookings, SD 57006
(605) 692-7315

Willcockson Eye Associates
Paula A Hicks
415 W 3rd St
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-9638

Willcockson Eye Associates
Patrick H King
415 W 3rd St
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-9638

Willcockson Eye Associates
John Willcockson
415 W 3rd St
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-9638

Olegario Clinic
Filemon E Olegario
120 W 6th Ave
Mitchell, SD 57301
(605) 996-9141

Mabee Eye Clinic
Ray T Birkenkamp
305 N Sanborn Blvd
Mitchell, SD 57301
(605) 996-2537

Hanson Eye Clinic
Bernie H P Hanson
1039 4th St NE
Watertown, SD 57201
(605) 886-7722

Snyder Eye Clinic
Wayne E Snyder
1225 4th St NE
Watertown, SD 57201
(605) 882-4175

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LASEK Laser Eye Surgery

Introduction

LASEK laser eye surgery is a newer surgery that combines many of the benefits of older vision correction surgeries, explain doctors at The Cleveland Clinic.

Laser epithelial keratomileusis, or LASEK, combines benefits of the two most commonly performed procedures -- LASIK and PRK. LASEK laser eye surgery is used to treat astigmatism, nearsightedness or farsightedness.

In LASEK laser eye surgery, the epithelium, or outer layer of the cornea, is cut not with the microkeratome cutting tool used in LASIK, but with a finer blade called a trephine and a 20% alcohol solution.

What Are the Advantages of LASEK Laser Eye Surgery?

  • Complications associated with cutting and reattaching the flap in the cornea are avoided.
  • LASEK laser eye surgery causes dry eye less frequently than LASIK laser eye surgery.

What Are the Disadvantages of LASEK Laser Eye Surgery?

  • Longer visual recovery time compared to LASIK laser eye surgery. Many LASEK patients will not fully recover functional vision for 1 to 2 weeks while their eye heals, which is similar to the healing time experienced in PRK laser eye surgery. LASIK laser eye surgery patients often have good vision by the day after surgery.
  • LASEK laser eye surgery may cause more pain and discomfort than LASIK , but less pain than PRK laser eye surgery. Most LASEK laser eye surgery patients say the discomfort lasts about 2 days or less.
  • Patients need to wear a "bandage contact lens" for about 3 or 4 days after LASEK laser eye surgery to serve as a protective layer between your blinking eyelids and the treated eye surface, which is not necessary after LASIK.
  • Patients must use topical steroid drops for several weeks longer than that used after LASIK laser eye surgery.

What Are the Side Effects of LASEK Laser Eye Surgery?...

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Questions To Ask Before Surgery »

What is the operation (procedure) that is recommended?

Ask your surgeon for a simplified explanation of the type of operation, technique used, and reasons it should be performed. (Pictures and drawings can tell patients and family a great deal.) Why was this specific procedure chosen over possible alternatives?

What is the surgeon's experience with this procedure?

Ask the surgeon about his/her experience with this procedure, its outcome, and the hospital or setting in which the operation will be performed. Is the nursing staff accustomed to caring for patients who have had this procedure?

What is the reason that this procedure is necessary at this time?

Is the procedure being done to relieve pain, diagnose a condition, correct deformity, for cosmetic reasons, or what exact purposes? Must the procedure be performed immediately?

What are the options if this pro...

Emergency Contact for Sioux Falls

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Sioux Falls Hospitals *

Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
800 E 21st St
Sioux Falls, SD 57117
(605)322-8000

Select Specialty Hospital Sioux Falls
800 E 21st St
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605)322-3500

Sioux Falls VA Medical Center
2501 W 22nd St
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605)336-3230

Children's Care Hospital & School
2501 W 26th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605)782-2300

Sanford USD Medical Center
1305 W 18th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605)333-1000

Heart Hospital of South Dakota
4500 W 69th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
(605)977-7000

Dells Area Health Center
909 N Iowa St
Dell Rapids, SD 57022
(605)428-5431

Canton-Inwood Memorial Hospital
440 N Hiawatha Dr
Canton, SD 57013
(605)987-2621

Sanford Hospital Luverne
1600 N Kniss Ave
Luverne, MN 56156
(507)283-2321

Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital
801 S Greene St
Rock Rapids, IA 51246
(712)472-2591

Pioneer Memorial Hospital
315 N Washington St
Viborg, SD 57070
(605)326-5161

Hegg Memorial Health Center
1202 21st Ave
Rock Valley, IA 51247
(712)476-8000

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